Estimate € 1,000 - 1,500
Sold € 1,800
Auction: 21 January 2020 at 15:00
ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605) - Quadrupedum omniu bisulcorum historia. Bologna: Sebastiano Bonomi, 1621. A good copy in contemporary Dutch vellum of this first edition illustrated. Folio (358 x 245mm). Engraved title by Giovan Battista Coriolano, arms of the dedicatee Paride Lodron within architecture border, numeours woodcuts, large printer's device on final leaf (some soiling, repaired crease or small tear to final leaf, margins of title lightly chipped). Contemporary Dutch vellum decorated in gilt and blind (without ties, some soiling and staining, front joint split, traces of antique manuscript paper used in the binding).
Estimate € 1,000 - 1,500